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African Union joins voices condemning Tunisian president’s shocking statement on migrants

The African Union (AU) has joined the voices that have condemned remarks by Tunisia’s authoritarian president targeting Sub-Saharan migrants in his country and have warned against this “hate speech” that could bring harm. President Kais Saied sparked an outcry this week after he made extremely hateful and racist remarks against African migrants who arrive in […]

Togo parliament gives final approval to new constitution, denounced by opposition as ‘power grab’

Lawmakers in Togo have given final approval to a constitutional reform linked to presidential term limits and how presidents are elected, which some opposition politicians and civil society groups have denounced as a constitutional coup. Togo’s parliament had already adopted the amendments on 25 March, but following a backlash by the opposition who fear the […]

Sudan conflict spillover complicates security landscapes in CAR and Chad

The bloody civil war and looming famine in Sudan are pushing thousands of civilians to flee to neighboring Chad and Central African Republic (CAR), whereby the spillover of the conflict is complicating a security landscape in both latter countries, UN officials and experts warn. Activities of armed groups in the volatile CAR have increased as […]